Yuyou asked the difference between Xixia jade and Xinjiang Hetian jade in the jade forum. Currently, in the online and antique market, Xixia jade is often used to pretend to be Xinjiang Hetian jade, which is very deceptive. So how do you distinguish between Xixia jade and Xinjiang Hetian jade? First of all, let's understand what is Xixia Yu? What are the price characteristics of Xixia jade? Xixia quartzite jade (hereinafter referred to as “Xixiayuâ€) is an altered ultrabasic rock mainly distributed in Xixia County, Henan Province. Xixia jade was discovered in the 1960s and only a small amount of mining in the 1970s. The current annual output has reached tens of thousands of tons, mainly sold to Beijing, Guangdong, Henan, Liaoning and other places. The main mineral composition of Xixia jade is 80%-95%, followed by magnetite, tremolite, actinolite and a small amount of calcite. Its texture is fine and hard, Mohs hardness is 5-6, micro-transparent to translucent, milky white, grease luster or glass luster, density is about 2.7, large block, less crack, yellow, brown, red stone outside jade skin. Then, let's see how to distinguish Xixia jade from Xinjiang Hetian jade. What are the differences between the two? 1. Xixia jade looks very dull when it is light-transparent, and its light transmission is poor. Hetian jade feels brighter when it is light-transparent, but it is not very transparent. This is because Hetian jade has a special internal structure, and the light is in jade. A diffuse occurred. Second, the white Xixia jade is a bit grayish pale, the other colors are more colorful, especially the Xixia jade of the yellow skin is often used to pretend to be a sub-material, the skin color looks very tender and very uniform. Third, Xixia jade is more delicate, there is no jade flower, sometimes blocky, agglomerated cotton wool; Hetian Baiyu can see the fine small cloud-like, cloud-like structure of jade flower. 4. Although the surface of Xixia jade is very delicate, when it is observed with a magnifying glass of 10-20 times, it will find pittings with small depressions; and Hetian jade has both depressions and bulges, and sometimes it can be seen by hand polishing. Follow the lines in a certain direction, so lovers of jade must learn to observe the surface of jade with a magnifying glass of 20 times. 5. The hardness of Xixia jade is slightly lower than that of Tianyu, the Mohs hardness is 5-6; the hardness of Hetian jade is about 6.5, and the Mohs hardness of glass is 5. Although Xixia jade can cut glass, its surface Sometimes it will leave scars, and Hetian jade will never. marine vinyl, outdoor vinyl, pvc leather for marine, pvc leather for outdoor Outdoor Vinyl,Coated Fabric For Outdoor,Outdoor Leather Furniture,Outdoor Leather Fabric Vigor Plus Co., Ltd , https://www.vigorplusx.com
